What is the Least Common Multiple of 74796 and 74812?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 74796 and 74812 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74796 and 74812, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74796,74812) = 4
LCM(74796,74812) = ( 74796 × 74812) / 4
LCM(74796,74812) = 5595638352 / 4
LCM(74796,74812) = 1398909588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74796 and 74812 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74796 and 74812. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74796 and 74812.

Prime Factorization of 74796

Prime Factorization of 74812

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74796 and 74812.

LCM(74796,74812) = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 271¹ × 59¹ × 317¹
LCM(74796,74812) = 1398909588